Franklin, TN -- The Virginia women's golf team lived up to its preseason top-10 ranking by opening the season with a seventh-place finish at Vanderbilt's Mason Rudolph Championship. The Cavaliers finished the 54-hole tournament with a three-day score of 884, just three shots off its school tournament scoring record.

Defending NCAA Champion Duke won its second straight Mason Rudolph title by three shots (863) over third-ranked Georgia. UCLA, ranked fifth, was third at 872 while No. 12 Arizona was fourth at 875, No. 8 Purdue was fifth at 881, No. 17 Stanford was sixth at 883, one shot ahead of Virginia. Wake Forest, ranked 11th, tied the Cavaliers for seventh place.

The 15-team field included 12 teams ranked in Golfweek's preseason top-25 poll.

Virginia was led by its top two qualifiers, senior Leah Wigger and Jennie Arseneault. They tied for 16th at 3-over 219, including identical final round scores of 1-over 73. UVa's best final round score was Rachel Smith's 72. She moved up to 42nd overall at 10-over 226.

Carly Truitt rounded out UVa's scoring on the final round with a 78 to place 50th at 229. Lauren Mielbrecht shot 79 on Sunday to place 55th at 230.

"For this being our first tournament, it was a good start to the year," said Virginia coach Jan Mann. "The field here was very strong and the course was set up to be very challenging. There were some tough pins today. You always want to come home the winner, but considering this was our first time out this season, finishing seventh among these 15 teams is a good start to the year."

The Cavaliers return to action Sept. 22 for the Fall Preview to be held in Dayton Beach.

Mason Rudolph Championship
The Ironhorse Course at The Legends Club
Franklin, TN
Par-72, 6,347 yards
Final Results

Team Results
 1. Duke                283-284-296-863
 2. Georgia             280-294-292-866
 3. UCLA                287-289-296-872
 4. Arizona             292-296-287-875
 5. Purdue              298-294-289-881
 6. Stanford            291-291-301-883
 7. Wake Forest         300-287-297-884
 7. Virginia            293-295-296-884
 9. Oklahoma State      299-288-298-885
10. Vanderbilt          301-297-297-895
11. LSU                 298-296-302-896
12. Arkansas            300-306-296-902
13. Missouri            305-301-300-905
14. Alabama             304-302-304-911
15. High Point          325-315-317-957
Individual Leaders
1. Alison Walshe, Arizona    71-72-67-210
2. Garret Phillips, Georgia  70-71-71-212
3. Taylor Leon, Georgia      69-72-72-213
4. Tiffany Joh, UCLA         69-69-76-214
4. Jennie Lee, Duke          71-67-76-214
6. Mandy Goins, Wake Forest  76-67-72-215
6. Maria Hernandez, Purdue   70-74-71-215
8. Amanada Blumenherst       73-69-74-216
8. Christel Boeljon, Purdue  78-70-68-216
8. Adriana Zwanck, Arizona   73-72-71-216
Virginia Results
16. Jennie Arseneault  73-73-73-219
16. Leah Wigger        72-74-73-219
42. Rachel Smith       74-80-72-226
50. Carly Truitt       88-71-78-229
55. Lauren Mielbrecht  74-77-79-230